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Healey-Driscoll Administration releases Housing Plan

The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently released the initial results of Massachusetts’ first comprehensive statewide housing plan to increase housing production, meet the unique needs of communities and lower costs across the state.

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DOER Amends Stretch Energy Code & Specialized Code

After more than 18 months of working with the Updated Stretch Energy Code and the newly created Municipal Opt-in Specialized Code, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) proposed a series of updates to these codes based on feedback from the HBRAMA and other stakeholders.

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BBRS Votes to Extend Concurrency Period for the 10th Edition of the Building Code

The 10th Edition of the Base Building Code (780 CMR) with Massachusetts Amendments, became effective on Friday, October 11, 2024. On December 2, 2024, the Board of Building Regulations and Standards voted unanimously to extend the concurrency period for the 9th and 10th Editions of the code to June 30, 2025.

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Supreme Judicial Court Upholds MBTA Communities Act

In a major victory for efforts to increase housing production in the commonwealth, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled that the controversial MBTA Communities Act is constitutional and that the attorney general has the power to sue cities and towns that fail to comply with the act.

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Governor Signs Permit Extension Act

Governor Maura Healey recently signed into law a provision in an omnibus economic development bill that establishes an automatic two-year extension to certain permits and licenses concerning the use or development of real property.

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